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CVE-2019-0803
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 45.2%
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Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0685, CVE-2019-0859.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 45.23% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 1507 · microsoft/windows 10 1607 · microsoft/windows 10 1703 · microsoft/windows 10 1709 · microsoft/windows 10 1803 · microsoft/windows 10 1809 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 1709 · microsoft/windows server 1803 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0803
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153034/Microsoft-Windows-Win32k-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0803Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153034/Microsoft-Windows-Win32k-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0803Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0803US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.